An Australian Breakthrough Uses Mirrors for Solar Power
Using solar collectors, concentrated solar thermal technology (CST) harnesses solar energy to produce heat or electricity in a process that is simple yet difficult...
Egozi: Steps in The Right Direction, But Too Few
The Israeli defense industries have been encountering more and more obstacles when they offer their products to foreign countries.
The international defense market is changing...
Arctic-Capable Surveillance Drone Successfuly tested
A prototype of an Arctic-capable solar-powered drone for monitoring and telecommunications transmissions has successfully performed a 50-hour-long test-flight in Russia. Designers are preparing a...
New Startups Selected for Fifth Cycle of iHLS Security Accelerator
We in iHLS are delighted to open the fifth cycle of our Security Accelerator. The new batch of startups was selected earlier this week...
Manned-Unmanned Teaming Coordinated in Simulation
Unmanned systems reinforce troops while reducing the risk to forces. A simulation involving an infantry platoon reinforced with drones and ground robots was recently...
Color-changing film detects chemical weapons
A new way of detecting chemical weapons: thin-film materials change color in response to chemical warfare agents.
In today’s world, in which the threat of...
Drone Solution for Offshore Installations
Offshore installations need maintenance and spare parts supply. However, their distance from shore can be a logistical challenge. A technician is wasting time if...
U.S. Cancels New Bio-Threat Warning System
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has canceled plans to install an automated technology that was meant to speed the 24-hour operations of BioWatch,...
U.S. FAA Called to Expedite UAS Rulemaking
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) joined 31 other organizations in urging the Federal Aviation...
Heartbeat Tracking: Innovation or Overreach?
Locating a person in open terrain, especially in a hostile environment with no continuous communication, remains one of the most complex challenges in search...
Small Arms Stabilization Unit to Solve SOF’s Critical Problem
Special Operations Forces (SOF) Operators must be able to shoot with high accuracy. The US Army is prototyping a small arms stabilization unit as...
NSA will Track Your Smartphone Finger Strokes
Smartphone technology built by Lockheed Martin promises to verify a user's identity based on the swiftness and shape of the individual’s finger strokes on...
Security Sensors Become Wireless
Organizations are adopting and upgrading sensors to boost security and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for defense, homeland security, and border protection. Many...
These Cyborg Cockroaches Are Controlled by AI — But Not in...
Controlling insect-based robots has long been an area of interest for researchers looking to combine the mobility and efficiency of living organisms with the...
US DHS Warns Against Government Mobile System Vulenrability
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a report to Congress that details current and emerging threats to the Federal government’s use...
Fast Draw – “Don’t Kill Me”
Arie Egozi
I heard her interviewing over the radio: “One of them opened the car door. I begged him not to kill me”. This sort of...
Turkey Ramps Up Armed Drone Development
The Turkish military is accelerating its drone development programme in response to increased incidence of ISIS mortar attacks across the border. Dozens of Turkish...
Chinese-Linked Threat Actor Maintains Years-Long Stealth Access to Telecom Provider’s Network
A long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting a major Asian telecom provider has been uncovered, revealing the sophisticated use of web shells to steal sensitive...
App That Becomes Forefront of Information War
Users of Telegram's instant messaging system can communicate and exchange messages (including photos, videos and files of any kind), store correspondence in the cloud...
New Security Cameras to Detect Violent Motions
A special CCTV camera might know what you are doing, thanks to a monitoring system that can detect aggressive behavior.
According to New Scientist, Kintense,...
Cyber attacks – even in the elections
While cyber hacks and attacks can cause massive damage to both economic and goverment factors, it’s not only sophisticated hackers that cause damage. In...
This One-Way Drone Moves More Like a Missile Than a UAV
As short-range air-defense systems improve, many unmanned aircraft are being intercepted long before they reach their targets. Slow propeller-driven drones, even in large numbers,...
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Meet the Robot Dog Built to Survive Arctic Ice and Freezing...
Collecting data in the Arctic is often as challenging as the research itself. Beneath seemingly solid snow can lie hidden pools of icy water,...
